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17th March 2010

Brittany Family and School Life

You will find information here for families relocating or living in Brittany including pre-school, playgroups, childminders, baby sitting, schools, after-school clubs, work opportunities and contact groups. Families share their experiences of life in Brittany.

French Public Holidays

For when you get to the shops and find them closed

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Emergency Numbers

A handy list of important numbers

firstaid
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ABC Du Résident

Helping people to integrate in Brittany

The Association, ABC du Résident, was formed under the law of 1901 with the object of helping mainly British citizens wishing to take up residence in Morbihan, with all matters ...more

Weather & Climate in Brittany

Various links and forecasts for the weather

French climate & weatherWant to know the current weather in Brittany or get a forecast? Want to find out about historic rainfall or sunshine hours for different regions? It's all here...more

Brittany Family and School Life

A day at the beachInformation for families relocating or living in Brittany including pre-school, playgroups, childminders, baby sitting, schools, after-school clubs, work opportunities and contact groups. Families share their experiences of life in Brittany. If you would like to contibute an article to share with other families in Brittany please email us with your ideas. more...

Preparing for School – How We’ve Done Our Homework

School

Our three children will be starting at French schools in September: one at école maternelle, and the elder two at collège. Here's how we've prepared for it. more...

Citizens Signpost Service

Free advice for European citizens on the move

Citizens Signpost Service
Free help & advice
On the move in Europe and wondering about your rights? Problem with car registration or obtaining social security cover in another EU country? The CSS is aimed at EU citizens ... more...

Family Friends

The Dogs of Brittany

Brittany Fawn Basset
Brittany Fawn Basset
The Brittany Spaniel is one of the descendents of the Chien d’Oysel, a breed trained in the Middle Ages for netting game birds. He is the product of the initially accidental nineteenth-century crossbreeding of Brittany farm dogs... more...

A Fantastic Day Out

The Flynns visit a family sports day

Emily & Carl having fun!After much cajoling from our (French) next door neighbour Andre, we decided to take the kids to a family sports day, down near the Abbaye de Bon Repos (beautiful place) ... more...

Childbirth in Brittany

One families experience of having a baby

Having a baby in Brittany"I've done something really stupid", Kate looked at me with tears in her eyes. "You've scratched one of my records haven't you?" I was joking, but I knew in my heart what it was ... more...

Brittany Singles Network

Looking for friends, contacts?

Not a dating agency, but a network of independent folk living here In Brittany. A way of making friends and contacts, finding a companion for a day out, perhaps, or ... more...

Hello to Brittany - Goodbye to eczema

Improved quality of life for the Haycox family

Ian and Caroline Haycox with Elizabeth and Hugh
The Haycox family

Ian and I have two children, Elizabeth is 5 and Hugh is 3. We have recently moved to France to start a completely different life - slower pace and more ... more...

Family cyclecamping in Brittany

One family's holiday adventure

Our kids love it!
Our kids love it!
Imagine the situation... It’s four-thirty in the morning. It’s pitch dark in the middle of a French campsite and there is frost covering the grass. I’m naked except for a ... more...

A new life in Brittany - A child's view

How my life changed by Isabelle age 10

By Isabelle age 10
By Isabelle age 10
We got off the ferry after a long trip from Portsmouth and drove for 3 hours to the house we were renting. Mum & Dad’s friends came round ... more...

The French educational system

How schooling is organised

The school-going population of about 13 million pupils is educated within a unified education system, the general structure of which (schools, lower secondary schools and lycées) was gradually established in ... more...

Nursery and primary school education

How and when to register your child

Primary EducationNursery School
Nursery school is not compulsory. It is free of charge.
It is intended for French and foreign children who have reached the age of two by the beginning of the ... more...

Brittany Guidebooks and Bookstore

Brittany Book

Visit the FrenchEntrée Brittany guidebooks store for tourism and travel guide books on the Brittany region and information books on living in Brittany.

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